An independent arbitrator last week found that the U.S. Forest Service violated its union contract when it implemented President Trump's return to office mandate last year.

Arbitrator restores telework and remote work at the Forest Service

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Former civil servants and union request IG investigation into transfer of Education program to Labor

House Republicans recently introduced a package of bills that would codify the Trump administration’s interagency agreements that move Education offices to other agencies.

Tech

AI won’t replace human claims processors, VA officials say, as Democrats worry over staffing levels

Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., said some VA employees report claims processing technologies are producing incorrect information.

Management

What federal officials still haven't explained about the Houston ICE shooting

Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.

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Oversight

Duffy faces new ethics complaint over official social media post promoting wife’s book

The Transportation Department said that the post at issue was "inadvertently retweeted” by a staffer.

Exclusive Tech

DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed

Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May.

Workforce

The biggest story in the federal workforce cuts isn't how many left, it's who wasn't replaced

COMMENTARY | The data suggest the workforce reduction reshaped not just the size of government, but the expertise available to carry out its work, one expert argues.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham dies, leaving Senate seat vacant

The longtime South Carolina Republican chaired the Senate Budget Committee and led a key appropriations panel.

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Management

Trump empties out election commission leadership just months before midterms

Career staff can continue day-to-day operations, but the leadership gap could affect decisions on voting technology, standards and federal election programs.

Workforce

Fired EPA dissenters sue for reinstatement, alleging First Amendment violations

Seven former EPA employees said they were targeted for removal for signing an open “declaration of dissent” in their personal capacities because they had fewer civil service protections rather than any wrongdoing.

Management

Calls grow for an independent probe into fatal Houston ICE shooting

House Democrats are demanding body camera footage and answers from DHS and ICE, arguing the agencies have yet to back up their public account of the encounter.

Tech

Transportation loses its top tech official amid wave of CIO departures

Pavan Pidugu, who led the department's IT modernization efforts, will step down in September as turnover among federal technology leaders continues.

Tech

HUD's tech chief appears headed for Interior

The expected pick would replace the agency's recently departed technology chief and continue a string of leadership changes.

Pay & Benefits

No more paper: Navigating OPM’s new digital retirement process

As the Office of Personnel Management completes its transition away from paper, federal employees and retirees must adapt to a streamlined — but strictly digital — process for securing their benefits.

Workforce

Judges block Trump effort to narrow public service loan forgiveness

The rulings preserve existing eligibility rules for now while testing how much authority the Education Department has to reshape a popular benefit for public service workers.

Workforce

Unions sue to restore DOD collective bargaining rights, asserting ‘chaos’

A new lawsuit alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order last April to terminate most union contracts led to a slapdash implementation process that stripped bargaining rights even from those exempt from President Trump’s anti-labor executive orders.

Tech

GSA taps White House design team to revamp Login.gov

The collaboration is aimed at making the government's identity platform easier to use while leaving decisions about what changes get implemented to GSA.

Defense

DOD's CIO says it's time to rethink the Pentagon's technology playbook

Kirsten Davies said her office is shifting away from its traditional role as a backend policy shop to become a forward-leaning strategic unit.